jar of thoughts

.05

another romeo and juliet

there was a handsome boy, and a beautiful girl.
the boy was from a decently wealthy family, and lived up in the hills. the girl, was middle class, and lived in a small town.

the girl, was 5'6 and was about to turn 18. her name was cleo. her father and her ran a small bakery, that was pretty popular among the town. they spent most of their money on more supplies or upgrades for the shop. cleo didnt care that they weren't wealthy, because she liked her life how it was.
the boy, was 6'1 and had just turned 18. his name was ryan. his family was well-known in the small town down the road. ryan didn't mind being wealthy, but he kept feeling like something was missing from his life.

one day, the sky was extremely blue, with a couple of clouds scattered around. ryan decided to finally go into town by himself and explore. he had also heard about a bakery from a friend, that he wanted to try. he told his parents that he was taking a walk through the forest. they told him to be safe, and not to stay out too long.
he walked down the road, and finally made it into town. people seemed busy, in their own little worlds. he found the bakery quite easy and walked inside.

the tiny bell on the door rang to announce his arrival. cleo came around the corner and wiped her hands on her apron. ryan studied her features, she was the prettiest girl he had ever seen. cleo finally looked up, and saw who had just walked through the door. ryan walters.

"hi, what can i get you?" cleo asked, trying not to be nervous.

ryan was staring at her, then looked up at the menu.

"a donut and a coffee,  please," ryan responded.

"alrighty, that'll be 6 dollars," cleo said.

ryan gave her 6 dollars and put another 10 into the tip jar.

cleo went the back to make his coffee and get a donut. she got caught up in her thoughts. her father realized who walked in.

"is that..who i think it is?" he whispered to cleo.

"it is.." cleo whispered back, getting snapped out of her thoughts.

she walked to the table, at which he was sitting.

"here you go, enjoy," she said with a smile.

" thank you," he replied, while she was walking back to the counter.

"wait," he said, and turned around in his chair.

"yes?" she asked, and turned towards him.

"are you doing anything? i came here by myself, so i don't know where to explore. could you show me around?" he replied.

"let me see if i can," she said.

she walked to the back and told her father. he said that she could go, but to not stay out too long. she walked back to the table.

"i can go," she smiled, and took off her apron.

"great," he smirked, while getting up from the table.

cleo grabbed her purse, and walked towards the door. ryan opened it for her, and off they went.

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part 1